VIDEO: California sees significant election official turnover amid threats, misinformation
Nevada County Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona talks with CBS’ Julie Watts about the threats and difficulties she and others in her office have received in the current political climate. “We're all just doing our jobs here,” she says.
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As counties across the state are in the final stages of designing and printing your November ballots, a CBS News California investigation found roughly half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election this year.
Experience matters for the chief county election officials, especially in this era of mistrust and misinformation where the job is increasingly complicated – and in some cases, dangerous.
That's something Nevada County Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona knows a bit about.
"I started having panic attacks," Adona said, "and feeling like, unless I got hurt, no one could help me."
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